Teaseled
/ˈtiːzəld/noun
Past tense and past participle of teasele, meaning treated or combed with a teasel to raise the nap of cloth.
Did you know?The verb “tease” originally referred to mechanically pulling or combing wool with a teasel, a prickly seed head used like a natural brush.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*taisijaną
“To pull apart, comb, or tease fibers; reconstructed ancestor of the Germanic word family.”
Old English
Old English
tǣsan
“To comb, card, or separate fibers, especially wool.”
Old English
Old English
tǣsel
“A teasel plant, whose hooked flower head was used to raise the nap of cloth.”
Middle English
Middle English
tesen
“To tease or comb textile fibers.”
16th Century
English
teasel
“To dress cloth using the prickly head of the teasel plant.”
Modern English
English
teaseled
“Treated with a teasel, or combed and raised in texture.”